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Swavesey Library has a new home!
Do come and visit our lovely new library. Follow the signs at the front of Swavesey Village College by the mini roundabout. Opening times are:Tuesday afternoons 3.30pm – 5.30pm, Wednesday evenings 5pm – 7pm and Saturday mornings 10 – 12 noon. New for 2026 •Theme months – January is GAMES month•Lego morning – Saturday 21st February•Easter event – Saturday 4th April Hundreds of childrens’ (picture books – young adults) books to borrow.Order and return books from any Cambridgeshire Library. Not a member? It’s easy to join online or at the library. Swavesey Library is run by volunteers. Could you spare a couple of hours a month to join the team?…
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Over W.I. – December meeting
Our speaker in December was Diana Boston of the Manor House, Hemingford Grey. Diana told us of her Mother-In-Law, Lucy Maria Boston, an English writer whose life became inseparably linked with The Manor at Hemingford Grey in Cambridgeshire — one of the oldest continuously inhabited houses in Britain. Lucy Boston moved to The Manor in 1939, after purchasing the Norman house dating back to the 12th century. She devoted the next five decades to restoring the ancient structure and shaping its extensive gardens. The house, bordered by a moat and the River Great Ouse, and its winding herbaceous borders filled with roses, irises and imaginative topiary, reflect her enduring passion…
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Merry Christmas from the OVN Editorial Team
We thank all clubs and societies and advertisers who have contributed to Over Village News in 2025. There will be no email sent out next Friday (26 December) and so we wish all our readers a very Merry Christmas. We will resume normal service in the New Year, with the next email sent out on 2 January 2026. Please do send us your news items which will be posted online as usual.
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Festive wishes from OWLS
OWLS Community Car Scheme coordinators and drivers would like to wish all their customers a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. OWLS has provided almost 1,000 journeys this year to people living in Over, Willingham, Longstanton and Swavesey who need to attend medical appointments or make other necessary journeys, but are unable to access other means of transport. We urgently need more drivers to meet increasing demand. Are you retired or about to start retirement or perhaps working part-time? Drivers do not have to commit to regular days/times but being able to do one journey a week is really helpful. Drivers use their own cars and receive 45p…
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Events at Over Baptist Church
Join us on Sunday 21st December at 18:00 for a Carol Concert with hot drinks and mince pies afterwards.All are welcome at 10:00 on Thursday 25th December for a Christmas morning family worship service.
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Memory Cafe December 2025
Please do join us at our next Memory Café when we have ‘Rebecca Mitchell’ entertaining us with great Rock’n’Roll. All are welcome, teas, coffees and cake will be provided. Our Café is in the Over Day Centre, to start at 10:00 am. For more information please visit our FaceBook page – www.facebook.com/OverMemoryCafe/ For those looking forward to our next lunch club, this will be Saturday, January 24, bookings can be made online or at the Day Centre as usual – www.overdaycentre.co.uk/what…/saturday-lunch-club/
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Christmas Bell Decorations
I cannot say who originally came up with this idea, but I have seen them on various internet sites and made by various friends.
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Fireflies Netball Club
Fireflies Netball Club (formerly Over Netball Club) is always open for new members, and welcome everyone from back-to-netballers to more experienced players. Whether you played at school or more recently and want to find a really friendly, competitive team, come and have a go. We draw members from all of the villages around Over and Northstowe. We are an adult netball club. We can take age 16+ if they feel comfortable playing with adults. Training: We train with a coach at Northstowe Secondary College, Tuesdays 7-8:30pm. Training is year-round (except for 2 weeks break at Christmas). We train outdoors, rain or shine. Matches: We play competitively in 2 adult netball…
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Christmas recipes
Three recipes which I grew up with my Mum making in the 1970s. The only place I saw them written down was her handwritten recipe book, and so I cannot give credit to whoever originally created the recipes. Chocolate Mousse Beat 3 egg whites until stiff (and set aside) Whip 250 ml cream (and set aside) Mix together: Until this mixture is thick and creamy. Melt 100 g dark chocolate and add this to the mixture Add the whipped cream to the mixture Carefully fold in the beaten egg whites Refrigerate Boiled Fruit Cake (simple, nut free alternative to Christmas Cake) Boil together these ingredients over a low heat, for…
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Willingham Medical Practice – December 2025
Christmas 2025 – Surgery Opening Hours Please note that we will be CLOSED at the weekends in addition to the bank holidays on Thursday 25th December, Friday 26th December and Thursday 1st January. Normal opening hours on all other days during the holiday period. Please plan ahead and make sure you have enough medication. The last date for ordering repeat prescriptions in time for the Christmas holidays is Thursday 18th December. The last date for collection before Christmas is Wednesday 24th December by 4pm at Longstanton Surgery and 6pm at Willingham. The last date for ordering repeat medication before New Year will be Wednesday 24th December. The last date for…
